85% of End Users Want More Video

SSI’s sixth Commercial End-User Study shows the recession’s impact is continuing to escalate for security directors/managers. Nearly seven in 10 say tight budgets are a problem, and those who plan to soon increase security is on the wane. However, interest levels remain high for security systems and many newer technologies.

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Security managers/directors are continuing to become more IT savvy, playing an active role in purchasing decisions, and having to fight for and justify every dollar spent to help ensure the safety of their organizations’ people and assets. These were among the extensive agents of change apparent in SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION‘s 2010 Commercial End-User Study.

More specifically, the data indicates 53 percent of commercial clients believe physical and logical security are equally important; 96 percent of security managers have at least some input on specifying security product brands and models; and 67 percent cite funding as the leading obstacle for securing their workplace. In addition, 93 percent say the economic stimulus package has had little to no impact, and those planning to spend more on security in the near future fell from 76 percent to 65 percent since 2008.